Re: Fwd: Articles on recent OCD-L Threads

[Guest guest]

Dear List Members,

It's been quiet on our little list. I would like to talk to those of you whose

children have had good results with CBT and then experienced a backslide. Our

daughter is in a pretty serious one right now. I was enjoying her progress so

much that, now that we're back almost to square one, I am really anxious and

panicky. I know this is part of the process, but can those who have been there

give me any tips on how to get through this? Thanks so much,

Lesli

[Guest guest]

Hi Lesli,

My older son has recently experienced increased frequency in episodes of

depression. The episodes have also been more intense than they had

been in the past. My wife is taking him to see his psychiatrist this

afternoon armed with a recommendation from Dr. Jenike that we add

Wellbutrin to the Zoloft and Buspar that he currently takes.

One of the disturbing features of our life with OCD is the expectation

of setbacks with OCD. We all know that most people with OCD

experience " waxing and waning " with their OCD. We enjoy those times

when our OCD'er is relatively symptom free and we come to dread those

times when increased OCD activity is triggered. Sometimes I can

figure out what triggers these episodes of increased symptoms; however,

sometimes the triggering factor remains a mystery to me.

Take care.

Louis

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[Guest guest]

Hi , I didn't post to the group because I have no advice to offer

regarding your daughter's setback, but I wanted you to know how sorry I am

to hear of it. I can understand the anxious and panicky feelings you are

having--in my own short course of Kellen's illness we have several times had

better and hopeful days, followed by dramatic worsening caused by what I

don't know. These have been devastating to me. OCD is just heartbreaking.

Of course my daughter's OCD ups and downs are not related to CBT, we just

haven't been doing that long enough to see any improvement from it, but they

have been hard and discouraging. I hope andra's downturn is short-lived

and she is soon able to return to her previous level of progress.

I am thinking of you, Kathy R.

Re: Fwd: Articles on recent OCD-L Threads

>From: Masoud Molaei <desk@...>

>

>Dear List Members,

>

>It's been quiet on our little list. I would like to talk to those of you

whose

>children have had good results with CBT and then experienced a backslide.

Our

>daughter is in a pretty serious one right now. I was enjoying her progress

so

>much that, now that we're back almost to square one, I am really anxious

and

>panicky. I know this is part of the process, but can those who have been

there

>give me any tips on how to get through this? Thanks so much,

>

>Lesli

>

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